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Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to hold a negative view of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration, a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds. About 7 in 10

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Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years

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Pakistan reports a new clash with Afghan forces along border

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, according to Pakistan TV and two security officials,

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Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America’s highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation’s politics further to the right. Receiving the award on Kirk’s behalf was his widow, Erika. Her voice cracking

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Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials failed to disclose that they had applied for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” leading to a false impression before an appellate court panel that put on hold a judge’s order to wind down operations at

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— ICE-Restraint Device ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment SUMMARY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using

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